पञ्चाङ्ग — Paris, France · February 5, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.46 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
यावानर्थ उदपाने सर्वतः संप्लुतोदके।

तावान्सर्वेषु वेदेषु ब्राह्मणस्य विजानतः।।2.46।।
"2.46 As a man can drink water from any side of a full tank, so the skilled theologian can wrest from any scripture that which will serve his purpose." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.46's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya291.58°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
चन्द्र Candra246.03°DhanuMūla P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala202.63°TulāViśākhā P1
बुध Budha265.85°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati147.22°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra260.70°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani230.15°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

Paris, France — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · UTC+1)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)08:17 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:53 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)13:05 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:57 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:08 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 36 Mins 22 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 23 Mins 38 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta07:00 – 07:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:29 – 08:17
Abhijit Muhūrta12:46 – 13:24
Vijaya Muhūrta14:41 – 15:19
Godhūli Muhūrta17:41 – 18:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:53 – 18:17
Amṛta Kāla17:38 – 19:23
Niśīta Muhūrta00:46 – 01:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:53 – 13:05
Yamaganda15:29 – 16:41
Gulika Kāla09:29 – 10:41
Varjyam08:41 – 08:56
Dur Muhūrta 10:31 – 10:50

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala08:17 – 09:29 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha09:29 – 10:41 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta10:41 – 11:53 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:53 – 13:05 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha13:05 – 14:17 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:17 – 15:29 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:29 – 16:41 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:41 – 17:53 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:53 – 19:41 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:41 – 21:29 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:29 – 23:17 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:17 – 01:05 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta01:05 – 02:53 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:53 – 04:41 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha04:41 – 06:29 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga06:29 – 08:17 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 48.8566°
Longitude: 2.3522°
Timezone: UTC+1

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868958.27
Julian Day2457423.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0778°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)314.69°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.0778°), declination -16.14°, EoT -14.20 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Access: Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed
Computed for: 2016-02-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)